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Child Labor and the British Industrial Revolution
Profound economic changes took place in Great Britain in the century after 1750. This was the age of the Industrial Revolution, complete with a cascade of technical innovations, a vast increase in production, a renaissance of world trade, and rapid growth of urban populations. Where historians and other observers clash is in the interpretation of [...]
23Oct2009 | Lawrence W. Reed | 7 comments | ContinuedThe ILO’s Strange Use of Words
Last June the International Labor Organization (ILO) put forth its “Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.” U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman asserted that the declaration is “a big step forward for the ILO and its members as we enter the 21st century.” John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, called it “an historic breakthrough [...]
1Feb1999 | Charles W. Baird | 0 comments | ContinuedDr. Andrew Ure: Pioneer Free Trader
John Chodes is the communications director for the Libertarian Party of New York City. In 1846 England became the first major industrial country to end its centuries-old protectionist policies against imports from other nations. This was a revolutionary move. Free trade was much more than an economic policy. It reflected the philosophy of justice and [...]
1Oct1998 | John Chodes | 0 comments | ContinuedSweatshops for the New World Order
Poverty is an anomaly to many Americans. When they encounter it in foreign countries they view it as an aberration of human relations: the rich are exploiting the poor who are forced to work for “slave labor.” In contemporary terminology, “profit-seeking multinational corporations are operating monstrous sweatshops for the New World Order.” What these Americans [...]
1Nov1996 | Hans F. Sennholz | 0 comments | Continued-
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